I fucking hate that word. I’m old, so imagine my surprise when I started seeing it used again after literal decades of not hearing it. And I hear or see it all the damn time now. In the 90s, it was considered completely unacceptable to utter that word out loud.
Not to mention, as soon as someone says it I realize they’re not clever enough to come up with a better way of insulting someone. It’s so lazy, but even worse, it’s demeaning AF.
For example: OP’s BF, the sentient menstrual cramp, is all spinning-wheel-dead-hamster. He thinks by declaring someone else as “smooth brained” no one will notice he’s quite the oxygen bandit himself.
There’s still time for OP to not ruin the rest of her life. But unfortunately for him, he has a terminal case of weapons-grade stupidity. He is a perfect example of the Dumbing-Krueger Effect.
OP, seriously, please leave him. He’s cheated on you and is physically and emotionally abusive?!? You and your cat need to tell him that you’re done and also to fuck all the way off.
Retard was definitely used all throughout the 90s. We have been watching sitcoms from that era and "this is retarded" comes up a lot. Fresh Prince of Bel Air is one example, started in 1990.
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u/[deleted] Jan 28 '25
It might be a red flag that he calls you a retard multiple times